The Winston-Louisville Career & Technology Center celebrated CTE month during the month of February.
Here are some facts about career technical education:
Mississippi receives funding at the state and national levels to fund career and technical education (CTE). CTE is delivered through comprehensive high schools, local career centers and community colleges. Funds are distributed to local education providers by the Mississippi Department of Education.
At the secondary level, students choose from 40 career pathways organized into 16career clusters. At the postsecondary level, students choose from 121 programs ofstudy.
At both levels, students participate in real-world, relevant, hands-on learning, sometimes even leading to industry certifi cation.
Funding
In Fiscal Year 2019, Mississippi received an estimated $14,117,991 in federal Perkins funding—the fi rst increase since 2010, before Tech Prep was defunded, when the state received $14.75 million. This money, along with funding from the state of Mississippi, pays for all program expenses, including personnel, equipment and building costs.
Of the funds distributed to local education providers, 53% goes to secondary programs and 47% to postsecondary programs.
CTE funding provides more than 2,200 jobs for the state of Mississippi:
CTE prepares a workforce for Mississippi’s most important industries:
CTE creates a pipeline from schools to local businesses and industries and lowers the need for on-the-job training for new hires.
CTE builds a skilled workforce in Mississippi, keeping our most qualifi ed workers in the state and reducing the need to recruit employees from out of state. 2,160 teachers and counselors
102 administrators
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